Serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Polished tiger’s-eye
Chatoyant quartz, chiefly fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite; SiO₂
Tumbled yellow-green stone, possibly serpentine
Likely serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄); exact identification requires testing
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite with carbonate veins and weathering rind
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), with calcite/magnesite and accessory magnetite
Dumortierite Quartz (Blue Quartz)
Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 (Aluminum Boro-silicate included in Quartz)
Tumbled tiger’s-eye (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fibrous amphibole pseudomorphs
Tumbled tiger’s eye
Quartz (SiO₂) with fibrous crocidolite-derived inclusions
Green serpentine or nephrite-like stone
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification would require testing
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Tiger’s-eye (likely rough chatoyant quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fibrous pseudomorphic alteration of crocidolite (often called tiger’s-eye)
Polished green serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; bowenite is a compact, nickel-bearing serpentine variety
Serpentine / Antigorite
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine Group)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite (likely brecciated serpentinite)
Serpentinite; primarily serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite, brucite, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Serpentine-rich ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, carbonates, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Polished tiger’s-eye and jasper specimen
Quartz (SiO₂), chiefly fibrous chatoyant quartz, with iron-oxide-rich jasper/goethite
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished blue-green stone, likely serpentine or chrysocolla-bearing rock
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; exact identification requires testing
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
Serpentine (polished/tumbled)
Serpentinite; predominantly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile, commonly with magnetite
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled tiger’s-eye or iron-rich jasper
Quartz-rich chalcedony/jasper with fibrous crocidolite-derived tiger’s-eye and iron oxides
Serpentine (Infinite Stone)
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron silicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Polished serpentine pebble
Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Serpentine
Serpentine-group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Polished white-green serpentine pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite; commonly sold as “new jade”
Serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and chromite
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite and carbonate
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentinite; hydrated Mg-rich silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4), with possible chrysotile/lizardite and magnetite
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4